For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them. Come practice speaking the romantic language of French.

Keep calm and create. Current self-directed projects include: embroidery and friendship bracelets, beads, origami, mini artworks, crochet and color pencils.  Ask for the cart at the youth desk.

Enjoy interacting with your child by participating in early literacy activities that include music and movement, books, crafts, and educational activities.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Learn to knit and crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! Bring your own yarn and needles. Supplies provided for beginners.

The Sarasota Music Archive presents: Chamber and Solo Works by Winners of the Suncoast Competition: Andrea Guaita, violin; Lindsay McKenna, cello; Marco Jimenez, piano.

This computer class will focus on using the Internet. The instructor will demonstrate how to go to a specific webpage and how to do a search. 

Come use our Adobe/ Mac software and sewing machines on your own personal projects. Time slots are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Friendly informal book discussions, newcomers welcome!

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Want to learn more about using a computer or your device?

Sign up for your 30 minute session with one of our librarians.

Sessions are set up for Wednesdays starting at 1:00 pm.

Call 941-861-1360 to sign up.

Socrates Café is a gathering where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socratic teaching; the idea that we learn.

NASA Ambassador, Linda McKenna, revisits the last 60 years of NASA programs and discusses the projects that NASA is working on today.

Unfamiliar with your new phone? Here's a hint, if it's not an iPhone, it's an Android. Come learn the basics of setting up and operating smartphones running on Android-based operating systems.

Learn the fundamentals of sewing, from threading the machine to finishing touches. Make and take an item sewn by you! Materials are provided, class is free!  Limited to first 6 participants, first come, first served. 

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, have snacks, play games, and more.

Drop in to get assistance with and ask questions about downloading library books to your computer and other devices, such as the Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPod, iPhone and Android phones and tablets.

A review of the basics for using your iPad or iPhone.  In this class will will cover the use of WiFi or cellular internet connections, popular basic settings, and updating, organizing, and deleting your apps.  Please bring your iPad and

Create simple tools to help you learn about a variety of scientific terms related to force and motion. Learn about distance, velocity, trajectory, angle and more. Register online. Limited to 15 participants.

Chilldren, tweens, and teens will get the opportunity to learn how to play!

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs.  This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills. The dogs love the attention and the kids love the interactions.

A club for kids who love reading, writing, and nature! Weekly sessions using nature as inspiration.

For ages 7 and up.

Monthly Board Meeting -- Public Welcome

Join us to learn about and practice using all the cool things a Google/Gmail account allows you to do. This class is aimed at Beginners, new to using Google. It's also primarily for those with Android devices or Windows 10 computers.

For ages 11-18.  Bring your friends and learn about different countries and cultures from around the world.  Each month we will feature a different country.

The Gulf Gate Teen Advisory Board is committed to creating a teen friendly library by suggesting materials to purchase for the library collection, planning and implementing teen programs, and serving as a voice for all teens in the Gulf Gate area.

Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the Legos, you provide the imagination. Ages 4+(younger with caregiver)

Interested in learning how to hand and machine quilt? Join us for six basic quilting classes!

Work on your sewing and textiles projects using the library's equipment and tools. Bring fabric, thread, yarn, and other materials needed for your project. Enjoy the company of other sewing, knitting, and crocheting hobbyists.

It’s party time at the Selby library and everyone is invited! It’s not every day that people can participate in the “Eat, Drink, Dance and be Charitable” The Crystal Ball, a People’s Gala fundraiser.